Where Does the Time Go?

The last time I posted, it was the 2nd week of school. It's now the 6th week. Where did those 4 weeks go?

I'll tell you where they went...

• Mondays - getting Tuesday folders ready - every other Monday a massage
• Tuesdays - Quilting Group or Tres Dias Reunion Group (last Tuesday of the month)
• Wednesdays - Business meeting in College Station (get home about 11:00 or 11:30)
• Thursdays - Hilltop Lakes for Tres Dias stuff (get home about 10)
• Fridays - crash and burn
• Saturdays - every other Saturday - Tres Dias Team Meeting - the other Saturday - work in my room
• Sundays - Church and work in my room

It's about to get harder and easier at the same time.

Harder:

• I'll be in Kansas City Missouri on October 9, 10 and 11
• Working Tres Dias weekend October 15, 16, 17 and 18
• No sleep those weekends
• Exhausted for 2 weeks

Easier:

• Thursday nights at Hilltop Lakes will stop after tomorrow night until January
• No more Tres Dias Team Meetings until probably February

I'm burning my candle at both ends but I take great vitamins and I'm so excited about the things I'm doing that it doesn't matter!

2nd Week of School

It's the beginning of the second week of school.

I'm already exhausted.

I'm already so far behind that I'll never get caught up.

So, what's new about that?

I was talking to another teacher today that was leaving the same time as me (6:30) and we decided that we were there late every day because we never sit at our desks. We are up and actually *gasp* teaching or monitoring students. What a novel concept!

I'm really struggling this year. Since Steven and I have decided to work hard and build our business so I can come home, it's difficult for me to be excited about teaching. If we weren't in debt, this could conceivably be my last year to teach. It will probably be 2 years but I now have hope that I'll be able to come home, where I want to be.

Thank you Trant for lighting a fire under Steven.

Thank you Steven for not letting our dream die even though I put it in the deep freeze for a very long time.

PND

Also known as post nasal drip.

A most miserable condition.

Ask me, I know.

I've had it my entire life.

My family finds me in the store by listening to my cough and throat clearing.

I always thought it was allergies.

Skin test shows that I'm allergic to a big, fat, N-O-T-H-I-N-G!

That led me to looking for alternative solutions.

I gargled with grapefruit seed extract and that helped some but it didn't last long.

To the rescue....parasite cleansing.

Mother talked me into doing it a couple of years ago but I didn't even finish one month of the recommended 3 months. Couldn't deal with the icky fiber I had to drink every day.

Fast forward 2 years...

I am now highly motivated to see if this really works for my PND. I found a way to deal with the bad taste and am having no difficulty following the program.

Tomorrow, I finish the first month. The next two months' supply is ordered.

I haven't had any kind of medication for my PND for three days and I'm hardly suffering at all. It's not gone but it's well on it's way to oblivion.

How will my family find me in the store when it's completely gone?!?

Parasites cause lots of other problems so I recommend checking out Dr. Natura's website and ordering if you have any of those problems. Your body will thank you.

Dr. Natura

End of PSA (Public Service Announcement)

Frustration

I went to my quilting group today for the first time in 2 weeks. My machine hasn't been touched in those two weeks.

You'd think I'd forgotten how to quilt.

I was working on Bailey's ninja star quilt.

After I ripped the same seam out on two different blocks for the third time, I put Bailey's quilt on hold.

I took out the fabric for the throw I'm making for me and got it cut out. Of course, I needed 3 more fat quarters and knew there wasn't anything suitable in my enormous stash so I headed to the quilt store. Thank goodness there's one in town!

My quilt is completely cut out but I didn't get any sewing done.

I guess that's what happens when you don't touch your machine for two weeks...

I wonder how many quilts I now have in various stages of completion...

I wonder if I'm ADHD...

I think I'm just a serial starter of projects. I'm that way with cross stitching too...

Oh well, one of the many facets of me...

Pinkie Balls

Have I talked about pinkie balls yet? I don't remember.

My pinkie balls are my new best friends.

Really, they are.

I sleep with them every single night. I even use them in the vehicle on long trips.

Between my massage therapist and my pinkie balls, my shoulder pain is going away. Some days I hardly hurt at all.

Since I've had pain 24/7 for years now, that is saying something.

Pinkie balls on trigger points are absolutely divine.

They take away pain.

If you have muscle aches and pains, you need to have some pinkie balls. Then you need to actually use those pinkie balls on your trigger points.

It's good stuff, I tell you...

Toenail Fungus

Yes, toenail fungus. I know, I know, not the most pleasant of topics but nonetheless what we're going to talk about today.

I've had toenail fungus on my right big toe for several years now. I still have it because I'm not real keen on taking drugs that require blood tests to check my liver function. I've tried other remedies I found online but didn't have the gumption to stick with them and didn't see any improvement.

Since I had the diabetes scare and have determined to take better care of myself, I've been faithful with taking care of that toenail and am seeing progress!

What is this miracle cure for toenail fungus you ask?

Grapefruit seed extract.

If you have toenail fungus, get yourself to a health food store and get some today. Apply it twice a day and watch that fungus begin to disappear.

You'll be happy you did.

As soon as it's gone, I'm getting my first pedicure. I've wanted a pedicure for quite awhile now but the fungus stopped me.

See, that wasn't too painful, was it?

Another Quilt Finished

Rowdy's quilt is finished and in the dryer as I type.

This is the first time I did the actual quilting. I guess it's not too bad for a first time but I'm not real happy with it.

Overall, I did much better on the binding. I finally figured out how to make sure I catch the back. I was much happier with this binding so I guess practice does help.

Picture to come later.

Revelation

Here's a tidbit of information...

If you take sugar out of your diet, even for just a week, you should not eat a Blue Bell ice cream cone...

It will make you sick to your stomach.

For a long time.

That is all...